Scottish exams cancelled for first time in history due to coronavirus
Exams for Scottish school pupils will not take place this year, the education secretary has announced.
John Swinney told MSPs the"unprecedented" move was a measure of the"gravity" of the situation caused by the coronavirus outbreak.The Scottish government announced on Wednesday thatMr Swinney said a model would be put in place to ensure young people in schools and colleges who were unable to sit exams would not in any way disadvantaged.Mr Swinney said:"In all of our history Scotland has never cancelled the exams.
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